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Company earnings
Frac sand losses hit Trinity’s bottom line
Trinity took a $369 million impairment charge because leasing small cube covered hoppers exposed the railcar lessor to the frac sand market.
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Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Texas frac sand firm files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Frac sand firm Vista Proppants and Logistics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, saying it has around $500 million in liabilities.
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Energy
Help for U.S. oil patch jettisoned in final coronavirus package
Plan was to buy crude oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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FAK Podcast
Freight All Kinds – Frac Sand
Shale to the king, baby! Today's FAK is on frac sand. For those who want to know...now you know.
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Business
Frac sand truckers can make good money doing a dangerous job
Long before sunrise, Molly Sizer starts her day in West Texas as a professional frac sand hauler. She gets dressed, drives her Peterbilt truck to…
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Rail
Commentary: What’s the outlook for rail-hauled fracking sand and the rail construction aggregate markets?
Market expert Jim Blaze writes about the railroads' transportation of fracking sand, as well as stone and gravel, aggregates and phosphates.
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Fuel
FreightWaves oil report: the need to transport frac sand many miles is fading away
A weekly look at what occurred in the oil markets of the U.S. and the world this past week and what’s ahead. A recent report…
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News
GE Transportation: managing volatile logistics operations in the Permian Basin
There is incredible demand right now for frac sand in the Permian Basin. With the explosive growth in fracking, customers were demanding solutions faster than…
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News
A new frac sand giant is born amid an industry shift
The newest frac sand company, Covia Holdings, was born out of a merger last month. It’s also the largest, with a market cap exceeding $2.2B.…
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